Following recent changes to legislation, The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DHLUC) is expected to issue an updated version of the renter’s “How to Rent” guide in the coming months. This is an important document, because it is one of the ‘prescribed documents’ that must be issued to tenants at the commencement of their tenancy, and on renewals, in England.
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April Legislations Updates
As always in the property rental industry there are constant changes to legislation and other rules and regulations to keep landlords on their toes. However, 2022 and 2023 are shaping up to be big ones, with many changes relevant to the industry scheduled to come into force over the next year or so. Here is the summary of changes for this month.
Continue reading April Legislations UpdatesCompanies Act 2006, Section 44, Court of Appeal Decision: Ruling in Favour of Landlord.
Those landlords in the know, will be aware of the long running court case: Northwood Solihull v Fearn and Others. In short, the essence of the case hinged on the definition of certain lettings documents (Sec 8 notice, and Prescribed Information), whether they were deemed to be ‘executable’ company documents, which determined how they should be signed according to the companies act.
Continue reading Companies Act 2006, Section 44, Court of Appeal Decision: Ruling in Favour of Landlord.Eviction Notice Periods Changes
As the government continues to wean the country off Covid-19 related support packages, further changes have been introduced to eviction notice periods.
Continue reading Eviction Notice Periods ChangesEPC Law Change Coming
Another bombshell will be hitting the rental market in a few years’ time in the form of changes to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for rental properties. What will the implications be for landlords?
Continue reading EPC Law Change ComingWhat to do if your tenant isn’t paying the rent.
It is the situation that gives landlords the most sleepless nights: a tenant can’t pay, refuses to pay or simply chooses not to pay all or some of the rent, either temporarily or permanently. This is often – although not always – coupled with increased communication issues, or maybe not being able to get hold of the tenant at all. This very much compounds the level of stress for the landlord.
So what can be done when a tenant falls into arrears and how should a landlord approach the situation?
Here are some of the key steps you must take.
Continue reading What to do if your tenant isn’t paying the rent.Our Ten Top Tips for Landlords
Being a landlord can be challenging in today’s climate and you need all the help you can get. We have compiled our Ten Top Tips for Landlords to give you a helping hand.
Continue reading Our Ten Top Tips for LandlordsThoughts on the Tenant Fee Ban
With the legislation having been in force now for two months, we thought we would review the impact so far on the industry – as far as it is visible, on our own business and give our opinion of the merits of the legislation and predictions for it’s future impact.
Continue reading Thoughts on the Tenant Fee BanARLA Propertymark
Lifeboat Lettings has now passed the vetting process of ARLA and has been accepted as a full member of ARLA Propertymark.
This means we now have client money protection and are backed by the industry’s largest professional body for letting agents.
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